London, England
B3 Designers
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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Photo © Courtesy of B3 Designers + Carbon Bar |
The Carbon Bar is a welcome addition to the Cumberland Hotel, also home to the
Kelly Hoppen designed
Gary Rhodes’ W1 restaurant. Carbon features an interior inspired by industrial architecture and brings low-key, yet chic
Shoreditch style to the West End.
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| Photo © Courtesy of B3 Designers + Carbon Bar |
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| Photo © Courtesy of B3 Designers + Carbon Bar |
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| Photo © Courtesy of B3 Designers + Carbon Bar |
The Guoman Group, formerly known as
Thistle, approached B3 Designers to design a new bar that would become a destination venue. The interior of Carbon is a fusion of concrete, brick, steel, mesh and leather; contrasting against the inviting, outsized Chesterfields, bevelled mirrors and sketches of 21st century industrial living that cover the walls.
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| Photo © Courtesy of B3 Designers + Carbon Bar |
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| Photo © Courtesy of B3 Designers + Carbon Bar |
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Elegantly architectural, Carbon has been designed to maximise space, privacy and the ability to be seen all at once. The venue contains a large 14 metre bar, as well as a mezzanine champagne bar which hangs suspended over the lower ground floor. To access the mezzanine, guests climb the stairs adjacent to a two-story champagne wall, filled with some of
Taittinger’s most expensive and rare bottles.
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| Photo © Courtesy of B3 Designers + Carbon Bar |
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The DJ booth is one of the most sought-after in the UK; its prominent position above the bar places each DJ at eye level with champagne-sipping guests on the mezzanine floor. The interior design also includes a Chain Room, with giant, fixed steel chains hanging from floor to ceiling, creating the effect of a room within the main bar area. VIP’s inside the Chain Room can be seen from the outside; but not touched.
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The toilets continue the theme of industrial glamour and excess. The walls are adorned with mock blueprints that explain how to handle 20th century tools. The ladies’ washrooms feature scribbled instructions detailing how to handle heavy-duty machinery, including drills and sanders. The gentlemen’s toilets show similar instructions; but on second glimpse, the instructions scrawled on to the walls are from the operating manuals for ovens, irons and household objects.
Description from the Designer:
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Project Data
Project name: Carbon Bar
Address: Old Quebec Street, London W1C 1, England, United Kingdom
Program: Interior design of restaurant and bar
Award: UK Restaurant and Bar Design Awards--the best designed bar.
08/09
Visit Carbon Bar's Website: here
The people
Interior Designer: B3 Designers
Photographs: © Courtesy of B3 Designers + Carbon Bar
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